GRANTS: Poland Supports Eight Feature Films
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute approved 18.4 m PLN / 4.2 m EUR in grants for eight new feature film productions.
Estonian Films Headed for Record Breaking Year
TALLINN: Domestic films in Estonia have passed the 650 000 admissions mark in just four and a half months. In 2018, Estonian films had almost 649,000 admissions in total. The…
PRODUCTION: Tatia Skhirtladze Shoots Austrian/Georgian/Serbian Documentary
TBILISI: Georgian artist/director Tatia Skhirtladze has started shooting her long documentary The Encounter with co-director Anna Khazaradze as a coproduction between Austria, Georgia and Serbia.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
SOFA Calls for Projects
WARSAW: SOFA, the School of Film Agents, is accepting applications for its 2019/2020 three-part programme through 29 May 2019.
FNE at Cannes 2019: FNE Presents Our Partners Lineup
CANNES: Today and tomorrow FNE is proud to present the great line-up of films from our region that will be screening in Cannes over the next few days. Be prepared…
FNE at Anifilm: The Wolf House Wins Top Animated Film Prize
TREBON: The Anifilm festival of animated films, which concluded on 12 May 2019, gave its feature film award to the Chilean film The Wolf House directed by Christobal Leon and…
FNE at CEE Animation Forum: The Reality of Animation Film Distribution
TREBON: Two French heavy hitters addressed participants at the CEE Animation Forum (6-8 May 2018) about the hard facts of selling animated films from CEE territories to international distributors. It’s…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Doc Roma and the Camel Man in Postproduction
TBILISI: Georgian director Irakli Metreveli is in postproduction with Roma and the Camel Man, a long documentary that he shot in Georgia from 2017 to 2019. The film is produced …
PRODUCTION: The Very Hairy Alphabet Pitches at CEE Animation Forum
TREBON: The Polish/German team of director Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez and film student producer Laura Messner presented their animation cut-out TV series The Very Hairy Alphabet at the CEE Animation Forum, running…
FNE AV Innovation: Festival Scope Pro
Festival Scope Pro is a B2B platform for film professionals, which strengthens the ties among film productions, sales agents, distributors and national institutes all around the world, with a focus…
Zagreb Film Office Established in Croatian Capital
ZAGREB: The City of Zagreb has established the Zagreb Film Office to provide comprehensive services to film productions in the Croatian capital.
PRODUCTION: Babu in the Night City Has First Pitch at CEE Animation Forum
TREBON: Producer Radim Prochazka of Produkce Radim Prochazka and writer/director Petr Vodicka introduced their stop animation children’s film Babu in the Night City at the CEE Animation Forum, taking place…
FNE at CEE Animation Forum: Equal Time for Shorts
TREBON: Short films are a large part of the film industry in CEE territories, thanks in part to smaller national funding budgets. Likewise, animated films hold an equally important place…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Another Chance
Eva Tomanova documents the life of a swindler in the Czech documentary Another Chance.
FNE at CEE Animation Forum: France, Hungary and Latvia Win Top Awards
TREBON: An overflow crowd turned out for the awards ceremony of the newly re-named and expanded CEE Animation Forum, which concluded on 8 May 2019. Awards were handed out in…
PRODUCTION: Serbia and Canada Partner on Twice Upon a Time
TREBON: Serbian/Canadian producer/director Vojin Vasovic and Serbian producer Milorad Kocic presented the family animated film in development Twice Upon a Time at the CEE Animation Forum on 8 May 2019,…
PRODUCTION: Czech 3D/CGI Animation Pearl in Development
TREBON: Martin Kotik is developing the 3D/CGI animated film Pearl, following the success of his EFM Berlin film Harvie and the Magic Museum. He presented the project at the CEE…
